African Agriculture and Food Systems
Commercial egg production — the imported commercial hybrid hen and day-old chick supply chain foundation, the Newcastle Disease vaccination discipline, and the Kenchic-anchored regional commercial poultry industry reference — the fifth instalment…
Read more →It is not known to be in Tanzania. The aim is to keep it that way. Here is what every avocado grower, nursery operator and trader should know…
As Africa's agricultural policy think tanks met in Addis Ababa from 26 to 29 October 2026, Board Chairperson Prof Andrew E. Temu argued that the continent's problem is…
The six export and industrial crops that earn East Africa’s foreign exchange — their clones, seedlings and setts
Practical value-chain guide covering Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda
The six oilseed crops that anchor regional cooking-oil supply, structural export economics, and emerging industrial-oil and biofuel value chains
The Farmer’s Choice-anchored Kenyan industry, the African Swine Fever discipline that structurally shapes regional pig commercial-development, and the emerging Ugandan smallholder pig commercial-integration trajectory — the fourth instalment…
The six oilseeds that decide East Africa’s edible-oil bill and its industrial future
Practical value-chain guide covering Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
The eight regional legumes that carry the protein-and-cash dual-purpose story — and the bruchid management discipline that decides whether their value reaches the market
Sheep and goats combined — the Dorper-and-Galla heritage flagships, the Halal-export commercial-development reference, and the emerging premium dairy-goat niche commercial trajectory
The eight legumes that fix nitrogen and feed protein into East Africa’s farms and tables
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA — For too long, farming has been seen as a last resort: hard, manual work for the elderly or for those who could not…
Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, AU Permanent Representative to China, at GLAST 2026 in Sanya: innovation only succeeds when it reaches the farmer, and partnerships must…
The Potato Council of Tanzania and the National Potato Council of Kenya have signed a five-year MoU on seed, standards, trade and research at the 13th World Potato…
Practical value-chain guide covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda (and region-wide)
The post-harvest decisions that determine whether East African cereal harvests reach the market — and at what value
The Boran-anchored regional flagship beef breed, the structural pastoralist-to-premium-retail commercial-development trajectory, and the emerging Halal-export commercial-development reference — the second instalment of the new Series
The seven cereals that feed East Africa — their varieties, their multipliers, their yield gaps
AfricaBlight's launch, new seed technologies and a Tanzania–Kenya agreement put practical cooperation at the centre of the Naivasha gathering.
The Kilimokwanza Seed Series is now complete: 18 Issues covering seed and planting-material systems for crops across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, released in sequence from 1…
Practical value-chain guide covering Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia: how to choose a site, manage root rot, reach export grade and read the economics of a Hass orchard.
A practical guide for farmers, multipliers and extension officers in East Africa to the eight planting-material options for Irish potato, from tissue culture to certified seed.
A Tanzania–Angola agreement to join two railways would put the Southern Highlands on a coast-to-coast freight route. Kilimokwanza analysis shows the prize for agriculture is large — cheaper…